EAT-17 vs Recoilless

[ZealousSteven]

Is there are reason to bring the EAT-17 in this game over the recoilless?
As in does more damage or something. As of right now, Chargers, Hulks, and tanks take more than a flat rocket hit(Though you can blow a hole in the armor/disable weapons respectively to better get at weak points with standard weapons), and while carrying the recoilless backpack leads to a slow reload, 70 seconds for every two shots(or 63 seconds upgraded) of the EAT-17, not being able to take multiple, and the buff in armor for units seems to make the EAT-17 a silly choice.

In HD1, Stratagem priority+EAT-17 was a decent combo for dealing with armor when it arrives and the recoilless had the con of only being able to be called once.

Plus you can just shoot an armored target at range, reload, and relocate in this game.

Is there something I am missing?

[Travis440]

I like EAT-17 because it was pretty based in HD1. Low cooldown, can get 2 and generally 1-2 shots heavies. RNG depending.

Recoiless you can reload or have a fun quick reload you. So more uses
E17 is one time use, but multiple call ins.

Maybe recoil is better for actual teammates and E17 is if you know you're not gonna have proper teammates.

EAT-17 gang here though.

[MarcoPants]

an assisted RR can potentially take out/severely damage multiple heavies whereas two EAT launchers can maybe take out one. I've dunked titans using both. The EAT required stocking many drops worth of them beforehand to spam from 100+ meters away while the RR only took ~two support packs worth of ammo to kill (not hard to do. drop the first RR early and drop a second before engaging the titan to get a second fully loaded pack ready)

[McFuzz]

The best weapon between the EAT-17 and the Recoilless rifle is the Autocannon.

[RayRay Jackson]

I am using recoiless and let a friend wear the pack to rearm me. Works wonders for multiple big boys.

[Mochi_flamer]

Originally posted by McFuzz:

The best weapon between the EAT-17 and the Recoilless rifle is the Autocannon.

yes indeed, its like sniper at, with first person you lay down sniper from far away

[TheSuit]

Reconciles is terrible this time around because of its terrible ammo efficiency
1 Ammo pack on ground- restores only 1 missile

More importantly it does so little damage compared to other options
While taking up 2 slots

Only reason to take recoiless is for nests - easy to finish them off

[ZealousSteven]

Originally posted by TheSuit:

Reconciles is terrible this time around because of its terrible ammo efficiency
1 Ammo pack on ground- restores only 1 missile

More importantly it does so little damage compared to other options
While taking up 2 slots

Only reason to take recoiless is for nests - easy to finish them off

This is why I'm asking if the EAT does something else. The EAT is 2 shots every minute while the recoilless is 6 shots every 4 minutes, but you can easily pick up more as you stated.

[Oro]

Originally posted by ZealousSteven:

Originally posted by TheSuit:

Reconciles is terrible this time around because of its terrible ammo efficiency
1 Ammo pack on ground- restores only 1 missile

More importantly it does so little damage compared to other options
While taking up 2 slots

Only reason to take recoiless is for nests - easy to finish them off

This is why I'm asking if the EAT does something else. The EAT is 2 shots every minute while the recoilless is 6 shots every 4 minutes, but you can easily pick up more as you stated.

What do you mean 6 shots every 4 minutes, it literally comes with its own resupply backpack.

[Beravin]

If you die and can't retrive the RR you have to wait almost 500 seconds. If you die with the EAT, the time it takes you to come back its already halfway off cooldown.

[ZealousSteven]

Originally posted by Oro:

Originally posted by ZealousSteven:

This is why I'm asking if the EAT does something else. The EAT is 2 shots every minute while the recoilless is 6 shots every 4 minutes, but you can easily pick up more as you stated.

What do you mean 6 shots every 4 minutes, it literally comes with its own resupply backpack.

In HD1, you only got 1 recoilless, in this game there is infinite with a cool down.

[ZealousSteven]

Originally posted by Beravin:

If you die and can't retrive the RR you have to wait almost 500 seconds. If you die with the EAT, the time it takes you to come back its already halfway off cooldown.

True that, never had much trouble grabbing it again, but if there's a tank or something.

[Gilmore]

Originally posted by McFuzz:

The best weapon between the EAT-17 and the Recoilless rifle is the Autocannon.

Tried using the autocannon but it is worthless. Can't even penetrate a charger.

[Professor Elm]

Best way to kill Chargers is by shooting one of it's legs with a rocket, either one works. That will destroy the armor on that specific leg, and you can unload onto it with small arms to kill it.

[DocRusty]

Originally posted by Gilmore:

Originally posted by McFuzz:

The best weapon between the EAT-17 and the Recoilless rifle is the Autocannon.

Tried using the autocannon but it is worthless. Can't even penetrate a charger.

You are supposed to hit the weak spot with the autocannon to kill it in a few hits. Jump to the side when it charges, then shoot it in the butt. The benefit of the autocannon is while the charger is a little issue, all the other armored targets are easier to handle because you have so much ammo that you would have to ration out with a RR.

There is no one amazing weapon, its a team game.

1 RR to deal with big armor. 1 AC to deal with the other big guys with little/no armor. 2 Resupply backpacks so the gunfire never dies.

Everything has a tradeoff, the tradeoff with the AC is that i dont want to touch any other support weapon.

[Salty Slothy]

Originally posted by Gilmore:

Originally posted by McFuzz:

The best weapon between the EAT-17 and the Recoilless rifle is the Autocannon.

Tried using the autocannon but it is worthless. Can't even penetrate a charger.

Best used against the automatons honestly. It kills the AT-STs, the demolishers (unless you hit their shields), can kill cannon towers if you hit their weakpoints, and it can demolish berserkers.